The Twitter mega-hack. What you need to know

What the heck has happened on Twitter? Twitter accounts, owned by politicians, celebrities, and large organisations suddenly started tweeting messages to their many millions of followers, at the behest of hackers. What did the messages say? Here is a t… Continue reading The Twitter mega-hack. What you need to know→

Smashing Security podcast #187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up

Login chaos for the UK’s contact tracing service, our drill-down on the Britain’s Huawei 5G ban, MGM’s blockbuster breach, and how to pronounce “Gigabyte.”
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the a… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up→

Smashing Security podcast #187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up

Login chaos for England’s contact tracing service, our drill-down on the Britain’s Huawei 5G ban, MGM’s blockbuster breach, and how to pronounce “Gigabyte.”
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up→

“Secure in your thoughts” – malware memories and brain passwords in the Stroke of Genius podcast

I’m in the latest episode of the “Stroke of Genius” podcast, which looks at passwords and how researchers are exploring ways to use brain patterns as a way to unlock devices.
I’m on hand to describe the workings of some notoriou… Continue reading “Secure in your thoughts” – malware memories and brain passwords in the Stroke of Genius podcast→

“Secure in your thoughts” – malware memories and brain passwords in the Stroke of Genius podcast

I’m in the latest episode of the “Stroke of Genius” podcast, which looks at passwords and how researchers are exploring ways to use brain patterns as a way to unlock devices.
I’m on hand to describe the workings of some notoriou… Continue reading “Secure in your thoughts” – malware memories and brain passwords in the Stroke of Genius podcast→

Man who lived luxury lifestyle after hacking LinkedIn and Dropbox is found guilty

Yevgeniy Nikulin lived the high life, funded by a life of cybercrime.
Now he faces a significant prison sentence after stealing millions of user records from the likes of LinkedIn and Dropbox.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Millions of LiveAuctioneers passwords offered for sale following data breach

Researchers claim to have found evidence that cybercriminals are offering for sale a database containing the personal details of 3.4 million users of an online art and antiques auction website, as well as three million cracked passwords.
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